Plot Outline: Recently moved to upstate New York from the comfort of their Vermont homestead, the Benjamin Steed family…Plot: Recently moved to upstate New York from the comfort of their Vermont homestead, the Benjamin Steed family makes their way into the established social structure of Palmyra. In their attempt to settle peacefully into the new community, they discover that the help they have hired to clear their land is at the center of a religious controversy – a controversy that threatens to tear the family apart. As two of the Steed brothers contend for the favor of a wealthy merchant's daughter, they find themselves on opposite sides of the religious question. Although the family struggles to smooth the contention, they soon face deeper issues of family loyalty and the pursuit of truth.

Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:War Is Not Peace Freedom Is Not Slavery Ignorance Is Not Strength

Goofs: We know about 2 goofs. Here comes one of them:Crew or equipment visible: While Joseph Smith chases through the woods, cords from the boom mike come into full view for almost two seconds.

Trivia: There are 3 entries in the trivia list – like these:

The script required composer Sam Cardon to write an original period violin piece that the character of Lydia McBride would play. He anticipated that Tiffany Dupont, who plays Lydia would just act like she was playing for the camera and then they would mix the sound in for the final cut. But by mere chance, Tiffany Dupont majored in violin at the University of Georgia and she ended up playing the piece live for the camera.

The Erie Canal flows down Main Street of Palmyra, New York. Because the movie was shot in Tennessee, production designers actually built an artificial Erie Canal down the middle of the 19th century Main Street they had built.

The movie is based on the first volume in a nine-part book series, with book one entitled “Pillar of Light.”